Faith Explorations
Love Is Specific
I met the sweetest, young couple on the plane to Atlanta. I don’t normally strike up conversations on the plane, because this is sacred time to be without phone service, internet, or screen time. I just read or sleep and it’s wonderful! However, I did get to talking...
Live in Love with Christ
Today's Sermon focus We live in the flow of love with Christ when we share that love and complete the circuit of God's love in the worldOccasionally there are folks who find their way to the doors of Celebration who need help. They may need gas money, food, or...
Opening the Cage Door
Today's Sermon focus The gift of Easter is the clicking open of the cage. The journey out can still be unsettling. Who loves doing new things? How about learning new things? What’s a new thing you just learned to do? Remember in your mind’s eye, what it was like when...
Hope of Palm Sunday
Today's Sermon focus Are we the people we are waiting for?Why were the people so excited to celebrate Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem? After three years of ministry of healing, forgiveness, inclusion, and community building, I imagine people had fallen in love with Jesus....
Main Character Syndrome?
Today's Sermon focus What if you're not the main character?Do you remember the movie Sunset Boulevard? The movie centers around a woman who was obsessed with her previous fame as a silent movie actress who was going to make a triumphant return to Hollywood, but it was...
Avoiding the Outrage Machine
Today's Sermon focus What are we to do in the face of an outrageously unjust world?Here’s a true story from this week for you. True story, I couldn’t think of a good story to help this scripture make sense. That’s my story. Sorry, but true. And this is indeed too bad,...
I Would Die For You
Today's Sermon focus God has made a pinky swear with you! A big one. So, what can you do with a promise such as this?The theme of today’s scriptures is: I Would Die for You. It’s just like the Prince song, “I Would Die 4 U”! You may think its just a pop song, but...
Grounded in History and Now
Us folks have a propensity to always want things to be different than they are. We always have something to be dissatisfied about. I notice in myself that I tend to be perpetually dissatisfied with the weather, always ready for it to be warmer than it is or colder...
5 Remembrances
Today's Sermon focus The truth is we cannot control life, but we can stand upon the strong foundation of God's loveYears ago, I went through a training to be an leadership coach. It was a wonderful experience and was a big part of me coming back to the Christian...
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